We here at Blades of Teal want to flex our hockey knowledge alongside our fans and show that we’re not just fans of the Sharks but fans of hockey.  Come join a competitive fantasy league versus the Blades of Teal staff for fabulous prizes!

Spaces are very limited (12) so sign up as soon as possible.  Here’re the details:

It’s a 12-team league with a head-to-head format.  The draft is this Friday at 8PM PST.  If you have trouble with the login, tweet me @bluelineboomer.  Prizes will be announced before the end of the season.  See you at the draft!

~BB

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Blades of Teal: Tape to tape “WITH THE PASS” of expert analysis on San Jose Sharks, Worcester Sharks, and San Francisco Bulls hockey

The somewhat redundant clarion call for Joe Thornton to shoot more, shoot more, shoot more came to fruition last night with Jumbo’s 4^th career hat trick.  Thornton powered a balanced attack that scored early and often on Martin Brodeur, and the good guys had this game wrapped up by the end of the first period.

There’s the possessed by dark forces Jumbo who sets our hair on end, and then there’s the tickled-by-the-simplicity-of- this-game Jumbo who skates around with impunity while opponents seemed stuck in the mud.  Last night was this latter Thornton, who drove at will to the net, looked great doing it (more!) and was rewarded by a couple of super setups and a great, hometown bounce to boot.

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